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. >> reporter: congress will be back in town in two weeks and president obama invited leaders of both parties to meet with him at the white house. >> this is a meeting that i want us to talk about how we can move the american people's agenda forward. it's not just a photo op. >> reporter: no matter how much they talk about cooperation there are signs there is little room for give and take. >> our friends on the other side can change now and work with us to address the issues that are important to the american people that we all understood. or further change can obviously happen in 2012. president obama had suggested republicans and democrats might be able too find common ground on tax cuts. congress must act by the end of the year or everyone's taxes will go up. the two parties disagreen what to do so it could be the first sign of whether both sides are willing to work together. randall pinkston, cbs news, washington. >>> mayor elect is getting a white house invitation, as well. vincent gray will sit down with the president. he said he had time to put things together since winning the
. >> reporter: congress will be back in town in two weeks and president obama invited leaders of both parties to meet with him at the white house. >> this is a meeting that i want us to talk about how we can move the american people's agenda forward. it's not just a photo op. >> reporter: no matter how much they talk about cooperation there are signs there is little room for give and take. >> our friends on the other side can change now and work with us to address the...
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erica hill and bob schaffer are hosting an economic town hall that will be featuring president obama next week at the museum and you are encouraged to submit questions. >> you can actually submit questions ahead of time. rebecca is going to be handling those. find the information on the website. you can send it through twitter and facebook, there's going to be a youtube component to this. we really want these to be questions from you, this is the american people, asking the president questions about what is for most folks in the country the number one issue and that is of course the economy. >> you can watch the town hall thursday morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. right here on channel 9. >>> many eyes were focusing on college park this afternoon where the maryland head basketball coach gary williams is about to host a news conference on the decision to retire. our kristin berset is there. >> reporter: they just opened the doors, fans are starting to come in. the stage is set. the announcement of gary williams' retirement yesterday came as a shock to media, the fans and some of the play
erica hill and bob schaffer are hosting an economic town hall that will be featuring president obama next week at the museum and you are encouraged to submit questions. >> you can actually submit questions ahead of time. rebecca is going to be handling those. find the information on the website. you can send it through twitter and facebook, there's going to be a youtube component to this. we really want these to be questions from you, this is the american people, asking the president...
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. >> reporter: later this week president obama will try to take control of the debate. he will lay out a new plan aimed at slashing more money out of next year's budget. white house advisers say at the present time will propose cuts to popular programs like medicare and medicaid and increase taxes on high-income earners. >> we've got to do it in a balanced way. can't be all on the backs of seen juniors and the middle class. >> reporter: but the white house proposal probably won't be enough to make republicans happy. >> we want to move from talking about saving billions of dollars to moving on and saving trillions of dollars. >> reporter: it's another debate that could go down to the wire. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> congressional staffers are busy turning friday's deal into a formal bill. lawmakers plan to have it on the president's desk by the end of the week. >>> a downtown thoroughfare is getting a major facelift. a reconstruction project is underway on constitution avenue. road crews will be ripping up and replacing the roadway from 15th stree
. >> reporter: later this week president obama will try to take control of the debate. he will lay out a new plan aimed at slashing more money out of next year's budget. white house advisers say at the present time will propose cuts to popular programs like medicare and medicaid and increase taxes on high-income earners. >> we've got to do it in a balanced way. can't be all on the backs of seen juniors and the middle class. >> reporter: but the white house proposal probably...
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next week during president obama's state of the union address. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> up next, kelly ripa could be looking for a new cohost soon. regis philbin is stepping down. also ahead... >> he kind of pulled me down to the beach and then pulled me on to the ice. >> the girl explains how a stroll with her neighbor's dog nearly ended her life. >> it appears gabrielle giffords is getting better by the week more than a week after the tragedy in tucson. doctors say it could be a matter of days before she could be transferred out of the hospital and into a rehab facility. while it can't promise a full functional recovery, her medical team says it might actually happen with intensive therapy. the congresswoman's husband says she's already forgiven the suspected shooter jared loughner. >>> former virginia governor george allen is expected to decide soon if he will once again run for the senate. "the washington post" is reporting an announcement could be coming within a few weeks. if he runs, it could set up a rematch of the 2006 race
next week during president obama's state of the union address. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> up next, kelly ripa could be looking for a new cohost soon. regis philbin is stepping down. also ahead... >> he kind of pulled me down to the beach and then pulled me on to the ice. >> the girl explains how a stroll with her neighbor's dog nearly ended her life. >> it appears gabrielle giffords is getting better by the week more than a week after the tragedy in tucson....
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the memorial's official dedication is one week from this sunday. president obama will be there. metro will be open early at 5:00 a.m. to handle the large crowd that is expected. >>> people who live in leesburg will likely say this next story is the real deal. and that is that leesburg is among the top five best small towns in america. and that is according to cnn money. it ranks leesburg number five partly because of its proximity to good jobs and government and defense contracting. also making money's top 100 list are hernden. right after the break, most families fight now and again, but one feud landed two people in the hospital and another behind bars. more on the standoff coming up. >>> but first, an illness caused by a microscopic bug claims the life of a young boy. what you need to know to protect yourself in tonight's health alert. stay with us on 9news now. ♪ [ rock ] [ chattering ] [ man on tv ] 96309. [ man ] ♪ she got it, you got it ♪ i got it, we got it [ groans ] ♪ who's got it see you later. ♪ yeah! ♪ come on, she got it you got it, we got it who's got
the memorial's official dedication is one week from this sunday. president obama will be there. metro will be open early at 5:00 a.m. to handle the large crowd that is expected. >>> people who live in leesburg will likely say this next story is the real deal. and that is that leesburg is among the top five best small towns in america. and that is according to cnn money. it ranks leesburg number five partly because of its proximity to good jobs and government and defense contracting....
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. >>> president obama will travel to new york next week to check out the recovery efforts firsthand. and there he will meet with families, local officials and the first responders who have been dealing with the aftermath of super storm sandy and then the nor'easter. in new york alone, the damage could reach $33 billion. it was a pretty odd day for the folks that live there. not strange, just odd. you see, today gas rationing began and only people with license plates sending in an odd number are allowed to fill up. tomorrow it will be the even numbered people's turn. there are numerous stations closed because they don't have gasoline or electricity to pump it. >>> and governor chris christie toured the damage looking over the sea side boardwalk. the governor said the owners want to rebuild and he is going to help them. christy reminisced about riding the rides there with his own daughters just a few months ago. >>> and the archdiocese of washington is trying to help out victims of sandy. this morning students at saint andrew apostle catholic church and some other perishes were loading
. >>> president obama will travel to new york next week to check out the recovery efforts firsthand. and there he will meet with families, local officials and the first responders who have been dealing with the aftermath of super storm sandy and then the nor'easter. in new york alone, the damage could reach $33 billion. it was a pretty odd day for the folks that live there. not strange, just odd. you see, today gas rationing began and only people with license plates sending in an odd...
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obama today gave a commencement address at the university of michigan. the president delivered a defense of government and caused for tolerance in diversity in a political climate. >> the problem is that this kind of billfication and over the top rhetoric closes the door to the possibility of compromise, it undermines democratic deliberation. after all, why should we listen to a fascist or a socialist or a right wing nut or a left wing nut. it makes it nearly impossible for people who have legitimate but bridgeable differences to sit down at the same table and hash things out. >> he urged the michigan graduates to avoid verbal combats. he asked to them to learn what it's like to walk in someone else's shoes. >>> this sparked an unusual rescue. a dozen firefighters had to be called in to search in for 20 dogs at a collapse in a strip mall in university park. the drogs were being groomed at a pet salon when the collapse occurred. we're told all the dogs are accounted for and no serious injuries to humans. >>> hundreds of people are able to travel the world
obama today gave a commencement address at the university of michigan. the president delivered a defense of government and caused for tolerance in diversity in a political climate. >> the problem is that this kind of billfication and over the top rhetoric closes the door to the possibility of compromise, it undermines democratic deliberation. after all, why should we listen to a fascist or a socialist or a right wing nut or a left wing nut. it makes it nearly impossible for people who...
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>> the midterm elections a week from tuesday are seen as a referendum on president obama. president obama's national approval ratings hover now just below 50%. if you accept that voters will cast their ballots on whether they like mr. obama or dislike him, we will experience a wave election. an antiincumbent and antidemocrat tsunami, many believe. most pollsters and pundits agree they will seize the majority. can republicans also flip the u.s. senate? republicans need to pick up ten seats from the democrats to reach a majority of 51 seats. this year, 18 republican held seateds and 19 held seats are up for reelection. the gop is favored to win their 18 seats that are up. they are one vulnerable seat is the state of kentucky. it's a tossup. but 12 of the democrats 19 seats are in jeopardy. republicans need 10. here are the democrats 12 seats. arkansas, california, colorado, connecticut, illinois, indiana, nevada, north dakota, pennsylvania, washington, west virginia, wisconsin. all to repeat democratic held seats. all seats are in jeopardy. all where republicans could win on
>> the midterm elections a week from tuesday are seen as a referendum on president obama. president obama's national approval ratings hover now just below 50%. if you accept that voters will cast their ballots on whether they like mr. obama or dislike him, we will experience a wave election. an antiincumbent and antidemocrat tsunami, many believe. most pollsters and pundits agree they will seize the majority. can republicans also flip the u.s. senate? republicans need to pick up ten seats...
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the house managed to pass a bill to replace the affordable care act this week by a margin of just four votes. >> but the bill's future is in doubt as senate republicans are crafting their own version of the measure, errol barnett is traveling with the president in new jersey. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, president trump is continuing a long weekend at his bedminst bedminster, new jersey, golf property after finally scoring a legislative win. the house passage on thursday now gives the administration an achievement it can point to, even though the effort to fully repeal and replace obamacare is far from >> on thursday, the house voted to repeal one of the worst job-killing laws of all. it's called obamacare. perhaps you've heard of it. >> the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. >> reporter: the celebration was sweet but short for the president and gop house members who passed the american health care act. after a rose garden ceremony, mr. trump left washington and the house began its week-long break. that leaves the bill
the house managed to pass a bill to replace the affordable care act this week by a margin of just four votes. >> but the bill's future is in doubt as senate republicans are crafting their own version of the measure, errol barnett is traveling with the president in new jersey. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, president trump is continuing a long weekend at his bedminst bedminster, new jersey, golf property after finally scoring a legislative win. the house passage on...
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president obama says the country will allow two weeks to let them to inspect nuclear plants that they had kept secret. we have learned as many as 3,000 people maybe trapped in indonesia after the earthquake. equipment to find more survivors will arrive today. the united states has pledged $3 million in aid. >>> the death toll from tuesday's earthquake and tsunami in is a -- samoa has ridden. several professional football players have been impacted by the devastation. 30 players are either from or have family members on american samoa. >>> montgomery county police are investigating a pedestrian accident in downtown germantown. it happened around 7:30 this morning near cinnamon drive. police say a teenager was struck by a passing vehicle. the driver did stay on the scene. no word exactly how it happened. the teen has been flown to children's national medical center. we will update you on this story as soon as more information is available. >>> let's go to howard bernstein now. it is cloudy outside. will we see the sun today? >> we will see breaks at times and later on probably see a few
president obama says the country will allow two weeks to let them to inspect nuclear plants that they had kept secret. we have learned as many as 3,000 people maybe trapped in indonesia after the earthquake. equipment to find more survivors will arrive today. the united states has pledged $3 million in aid. >>> the death toll from tuesday's earthquake and tsunami in is a -- samoa has ridden. several professional football players have been impacted by the devastation. 30 players are...
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hope on the job front today as we learned that fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week. the 9,000-person decline is not enough to even put a small dent in the actual unemployment rate. in the meantime, president obama is back on the road today trying to drum up support for his $447 billion jobs package. that plan would devote federal funds to upgrading and repairing infrastructure projects like the 48-year-old bridge spanning kentucky and ohio, but the president chose as his backdrop for today's -- and ohio that the president chose as his backdrop for today's speech. >> if the bridge needs fixing, by all means let's fix it. but don't tell us that we need to pass a half trillion dollar stimulus bill and accept job killing tax hikes to do it. >> and now even if that bill were to pass, there is no guarantee that that particular bridge would get the more than $2 billion in repair money they need. highway officials say right now that project is still in the preliminary evaluation stages. >>> derek, in maryland, today a garage jury indicted nine smuggle -- grand jury indicted
hope on the job front today as we learned that fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week. the 9,000-person decline is not enough to even put a small dent in the actual unemployment rate. in the meantime, president obama is back on the road today trying to drum up support for his $447 billion jobs package. that plan would devote federal funds to upgrading and repairing infrastructure projects like the 48-year-old bridge spanning kentucky and ohio, but the president chose as his...
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. >> commander in chief obama's draw down of u.s. forces is on schedule. 90,000 combat troops will have left iraq within two weeks from now. 50,000 noncombat troops will remain in iraq. that's 50,000. their function will be to advise and assist iraqi forces until the end of 2011. one year and three months from now. some refresher history. seven years have passed since the united states invaded iraq. then ruled by saddam hussein. during these seven years, the u.s. military suffered more than 4,400 plus deathings. the u.s. dollar amount that has been funneled into iraq over the span of seven years totals more than $620 billion plus. the troop extraction is a plus for the u.s. but there are minuses. no cohesive iraq central government now in place five months after iraq's national elections held in march this year. meanwhile, al-qaeda has been in iraq for the last seven years. and iraqis that were earlier on our site shift to al-qaeda. al-qaeda is buying its iraqi recruits. military officials stated in august that u.s. troops will be ne
. >> commander in chief obama's draw down of u.s. forces is on schedule. 90,000 combat troops will have left iraq within two weeks from now. 50,000 noncombat troops will remain in iraq. that's 50,000. their function will be to advise and assist iraqi forces until the end of 2011. one year and three months from now. some refresher history. seven years have passed since the united states invaded iraq. then ruled by saddam hussein. during these seven years, the u.s. military suffered more...
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. >>> later this week, president obama will be in south korea for the g-20 summit. today in seoul, u.s. and south korean trade officials are trying to resolveout youth standing concerns about a free trade deal reached three years ago and forge a new deal. they hope to open more markets to american autos and beef. gerry connolly's office says the congressman expects to return to work this morning. representative connelly went to the hospital last week. his staff is not saying exactly why other than his doctor recommended further testing a a checkup. we checked his campaign site, congressional website and facebook page this morning and could not find any update ops his trip to the hospital. arson investigators will spend part of their day examining ma what is left of a falls church home which was destroyed by a fire. it began just before 2:00 a.m. in the the intersection of westmoreland street and haycock road. it knocked out power lines and damaged a house. the burned home had been under construction for years. firefighters called the fire suspicious but have not det
. >>> later this week, president obama will be in south korea for the g-20 summit. today in seoul, u.s. and south korean trade officials are trying to resolveout youth standing concerns about a free trade deal reached three years ago and forge a new deal. they hope to open more markets to american autos and beef. gerry connolly's office says the congressman expects to return to work this morning. representative connelly went to the hospital last week. his staff is not saying exactly...
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not just once or twice a week, but every day. using polident on a daily basis will make sure that you are as confident as you can be in that denture. >>> president obama made a plea to congress today to end tax breaks for big oil. >> it's like hitting the american people twice. you're already paying a premium at the pump right now and on top of that congress up until this point had thought it was a good idea to send billions of dollars more in tax dollars to the oil industry. >> just moments after that speech in the rose garden the senate voted not to consider the bill. a new poll out by cnn finds the majority of americans blame oil companies and not the government for our high gas prices. elizabeth cordon with more on the blame game. >> reporter: according to aaa the national average for a gallon of self-serve regular is $3.92. a survey finds seven in 10 people say rising gas prices creates an economic hardship. nearly half believe they'll be paying $5 a gallon sometime this year and the majority are putting the blame on oil com
not just once or twice a week, but every day. using polident on a daily basis will make sure that you are as confident as you can be in that denture. >>> president obama made a plea to congress today to end tax breaks for big oil. >> it's like hitting the american people twice. you're already paying a premium at the pump right now and on top of that congress up until this point had thought it was a good idea to send billions of dollars more in tax dollars to the oil industry....
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obama had last week, it could stop the bleeding. >> reporter: new polls from three battleground states show romney now has a one-point edge in colorado. in wisconsin the race is tightening. the president's six-point lead is down to three-points while in virginia the president has a five-point lead. romney and the president debate for a second time next week in new york. >>> we have some of the best coverage you are going to find anywhere when it comes to these debates. beginning at 9:00 tonight, "u.s.a. today" reporters will start blogging about what the candidates say. you can see that live on wusa9.com and then participate in the conversation on facebook and twitter. then turn your tv to channel 9. watch the debate which starts at 9:00 p.m. then log on to wusa9.com at the same time. we do the fact checking there. then of course join derek and anita at 11:00. they'll fact check with the candidates with the "u.s.a. today" team. >>> there are some very important deadlines coming up if you plan in voting in this november's election. we hope you do you have just a few more days to registe
obama had last week, it could stop the bleeding. >> reporter: new polls from three battleground states show romney now has a one-point edge in colorado. in wisconsin the race is tightening. the president's six-point lead is down to three-points while in virginia the president has a five-point lead. romney and the president debate for a second time next week in new york. >>> we have some of the best coverage you are going to find anywhere when it comes to these debates. beginning...
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have been going on for a week now and they have helped the rebels take critical steps in their advance. the commanding officer insists that is not the goal. >> our goal is to help protect civilians. >> president obama will lay out america's role in the libya offensive tonight at 7:30. you can watch it right here on channel 9. >>> a plea of not guilty from a texas college student from saudi arabia is accused of buying chemicals and equipment to build a weapon of mass destruction. according to court documents, he hatched plans to attack several u.s. targets from new york city to the dallas texas home of former president bush. >> it will monitor, but not remove the killing of jews and isrealis. the page calls for a palestinian uprising to begin on may 15 and at last check, it had more than 340,000 friends. the isreali government and other entities have been demanding that facebook remove the page. >>> the search is on for a person who gunned down a domino's pizza delivery driver. it happened last night. police say paul bennett was shot and killed in the parking lot and robbery is believed
have been going on for a week now and they have helped the rebels take critical steps in their advance. the commanding officer insists that is not the goal. >> our goal is to help protect civilians. >> president obama will lay out america's role in the libya offensive tonight at 7:30. you can watch it right here on channel 9. >>> a plea of not guilty from a texas college student from saudi arabia is accused of buying chemicals and equipment to build a weapon of mass...
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killing of osama bin laden dominated last week's news, president obama is focusing on issues here at home. he stopped in el paso, texas, yesterday, touring a cargo inspection facility along the border with mexico. president obama spoke of the need to overhaul the immigration system. today, he is back in the district to discuss the economy and kristin fisher is live at the newseum where that will be taking place. >> good morning, mike. the town hall will be taped right here this afternoon but it won't be broadcast until tomorrow morning on "the early show" starting at 8:00. so, if you want to get an early sneak peek, be sure to watch 9news now tonight. now, this town hall will be moderated by cbs news correspondent harry smith and "the early show's" erica hill. president obama is going to be taking questions from both the live studio audience and online. and these are questions that are going to be focusing entirely on the economy. which is still issue number one. the president spoke briefly on the subject in texas yesterday. he highlighted job growth, the success of the g.m. bailout
killing of osama bin laden dominated last week's news, president obama is focusing on issues here at home. he stopped in el paso, texas, yesterday, touring a cargo inspection facility along the border with mexico. president obama spoke of the need to overhaul the immigration system. today, he is back in the district to discuss the economy and kristin fisher is live at the newseum where that will be taking place. >> good morning, mike. the town hall will be taped right here this afternoon...
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i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. >> reporter: for weeks, santorum has trailed in the polls. he skipped the last two contests to campaign aggressively in all three states, hoping for at least one victory. his triple win could throw romney's front-runner status into question. >> i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the best. we'll keep on campaigning, but i'll expect to become your nominee with your help. >> the battle for the republican nomination now heads to maine where ron paul is hoping to stage his comeback on saturday. the texas congressman is the only candidate without a win. still, he celebrated a strong second place showing in minnesota. >> when the dust settles, i think there's a very good chance we'll have the maximum number of delegates coming out of minnesota. >> newt gingrich stayed out of sight as the result were a nouned. he's focused on winning big on super tuesday next month. he'll spend a second day campaigning in ohio where early voting is already under way. >>> remember, mitt romney does remain the front-runner. no deleg
i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. >> reporter: for weeks, santorum has trailed in the polls. he skipped the last two contests to campaign aggressively in all three states, hoping for at least one victory. his triple win could throw romney's front-runner status into question. >> i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the best. we'll keep on campaigning, but i'll expect to become your nominee with your help. >> the battle for the...
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president obama and house speaker john boehner met 45 minutes today. their talks included a deficit reduction package that would increase taxes on people making more than $400,000 a year and cuts in health care spending programs. a new poll by usa today finds 66% of americans think both men should compromise to get us to an agreement. >>> today virginia governor outlines the changes he wants to make. new spending would cover medicaid, $128.2 million for virginia's rainy day fund and $58 million for a 2% raise for teachers, principals, librarians and instructal aids. >>> they debated aid for hurrice sandy victims into the night but didn't have a vote. they are trying to push through an aid package before christmas. several republicans say while they are sympathetic they say a smaller aid package. montgomery and carol counties in maryland were added to the list of those designated as disasters after the storm freeing up federal aid in those areas. again, we are waiting for a vote. >>> fall was a big problem at the airport today. dozens of flights cancell
president obama and house speaker john boehner met 45 minutes today. their talks included a deficit reduction package that would increase taxes on people making more than $400,000 a year and cuts in health care spending programs. a new poll by usa today finds 66% of americans think both men should compromise to get us to an agreement. >>> today virginia governor outlines the changes he wants to make. new spending would cover medicaid, $128.2 million for virginia's rainy day fund and...
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. >> reporter: when the republican speaker of the house comes here next week, he'll tell president obama he disagrees. house speaker john boehner says his party is ready to compromise when it comes to eliminating some tax loom holes and deductions -- loopholes and deductions, but raising tax homes is still off the table. >> the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more an half of them are small business owners. >> reporter: the president is asking the congress to sign off on an extension of the middle class tax cuts right now while both sides work to reach an agreement on the more contentious issues. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >> the white house says the president will veto any bill that extends tax cuts for those making more than $250,000. >>> state and local governments are preparing for the fiscal cliff. virginia's governor directed all state agencies to identify 4% of their budget to cut out. that would affect northern virginia schools, of course, 14% of the fairfax county school budget coming from the state that. would be impacted. >>
. >> reporter: when the republican speaker of the house comes here next week, he'll tell president obama he disagrees. house speaker john boehner says his party is ready to compromise when it comes to eliminating some tax loom holes and deductions -- loopholes and deductions, but raising tax homes is still off the table. >> the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more an half of them are small business owners. >> reporter: the president is asking...
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. >> what it will do especially for the obama campaign after this horrific debate that president obama had last week, it will stop the bleeding. >> reporter: romney and the president debate for a second time next week in new york. now a new cbs news poll does show some new interesting information about three key swing states. voters in colorado, virginia and wisconsin all expect paul ryan to win tonight. the poll also says biden is viewed favorably in colorado but not so much in wisconsin or virginia and paul ryan is voted favorable in all three states. terrell. >> well, well, well, we'll have to see what happens tonight. by the way you can watch tonight's vermontal candidate in danville, kentucky beginning 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cbs. >>> the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya has become a campaign issue. during a politically charged congressional hearing yesterday, two key issues were on the table. whether security was adequate own the administration's characterization of what happened after the attack. >> reporter: the state department's eric nordstrom wa
. >> what it will do especially for the obama campaign after this horrific debate that president obama had last week, it will stop the bleeding. >> reporter: romney and the president debate for a second time next week in new york. now a new cbs news poll does show some new interesting information about three key swing states. voters in colorado, virginia and wisconsin all expect paul ryan to win tonight. the poll also says biden is viewed favorably in colorado but not so much in...
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democrats announced they will support the obama administration's nuclear with iran. that gives the president enough leverage to oppose those blocking the agreement. a volt is expected this week. >>> the zoo gave the cub a check-up when mom left the den to eat on saturday. they weigh 1 pound now which is about normal. his heart and lungs are normal, and his eyes are still closed. they won't open until he's six to eight weeks old. >> he's already cute. [ laughter ] >> kind of aggressive today. so far we're perfect for the month of september. today is the 15th day in a row without measurable rain. late in the function, late in benefit. look outside, knob right now, dewpoint getting up there, almost near 70. winds out of the south at 11 . sten clock tonight -- 10:00 tonight, still 80 downtown. upper 70s elsewhere, leesburg. by morning, temperatures low to mid-70s. maybe 71 in leesburg, and by 9:00, 80 already. almost 80. 79 in leesburg, and this is 9:00 am on wednesday. pretty quick warmup. tomorrow is our last day in the 90s for a while. by 1:00 pm or 90 downtown, 90 in
democrats announced they will support the obama administration's nuclear with iran. that gives the president enough leverage to oppose those blocking the agreement. a volt is expected this week. >>> the zoo gave the cub a check-up when mom left the den to eat on saturday. they weigh 1 pound now which is about normal. his heart and lungs are normal, and his eyes are still closed. they won't open until he's six to eight weeks old. >> he's already cute. [ laughter ] >> kind of...
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. >> reporter: ryan insinuated that president obama's debate performance last week was motivating the vice president. >> i know you're on a lot of duress to make up for lost ground. >> reporter: as for who won, it depends on who you ask. polls taken right after the debate are mixed. in a cbs news poll of uncommitted voters, 50% thought the vice president won. 31% sided for ryan and 19% called it a tie. 56% thought biden would be an effective president if necessary compared with 49% for ryan. not surprisingly, both sides claimed victory. mitt romney's campaign said biden seemed off balanced and strange. the president's team said the debate exposed the risks of electing a romney-ryan ticket. the next presidential debate is tuesday. randall pinkston, cbs news, danville, kentucky. >> if you plan in voting in maryland, d.c. or virginia in the upcoming november election and you haven't registered to vote, you only have a few days left. in virginia you have till monday. maryland tuesday is the last day to register. d.c. it's friday, october 19 and you have to do it in person in d.c. for more
. >> reporter: ryan insinuated that president obama's debate performance last week was motivating the vice president. >> i know you're on a lot of duress to make up for lost ground. >> reporter: as for who won, it depends on who you ask. polls taken right after the debate are mixed. in a cbs news poll of uncommitted voters, 50% thought the vice president won. 31% sided for ryan and 19% called it a tie. 56% thought biden would be an effective president if necessary compared...
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. >>> after weeks of deliberations with his key advisers, president obama is expected to lay out his war plan for afghanistan in a televised speech tuesday night. it's virtually certain to include tens of thousands of additional u.s. troops. whit johnson is in washington with more. good morning, whit. >> reporter: karen, good morning. president obama has fielded a storm of criticism leading up to this announcement. next week he's not only expected to map out a plan for a troop surge in afghanistan, but a way to end u.s. involvement. >> reporter: prom isn't saying much about his plans for afghanistan, but one thing is clear -- >> it is my intention to finish the job. >> reporter: -- after 2 1/2 months and nine strategy sessions, he'll reveal his decision in a nationally televised address tuesday night. military officials believe the president will give general stanley mcchrystal most of the additional troops he's requested, somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000. deployments could begin as early as february. >> it'll take time for the troops to get on the ground, to be effective. >> repo
. >>> after weeks of deliberations with his key advisers, president obama is expected to lay out his war plan for afghanistan in a televised speech tuesday night. it's virtually certain to include tens of thousands of additional u.s. troops. whit johnson is in washington with more. good morning, whit. >> reporter: karen, good morning. president obama has fielded a storm of criticism leading up to this announcement. next week he's not only expected to map out a plan for a troop...
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election day, democrats led by president obama aren't letting up their full court press. >> we are in the first quarter. we have a whole game to play. >> reporter: the president's stop in rhode island monday night marked his 69th campaign fund-raiser this year. state by state the biggest names are pushing democrats to go to the polls. >> we need you to get everyone you know to vote. it's not too late. you have to be fired up. >> reporter: today the first lady continues her swing out west. the vice president is stumping for democrats in new york, and former bill clinton is campaigning in illinois. some reports say nearly $2 billion has been spent to far, making these the most expensive midterm elections in history. it breaks down to nearly $4 million for each congressional seat. gop senate hopefuls including tea party republican rand paul in kentucky continue to try to tie their opponent to the president. >> he's bankrupting us and you sit lively over there and support his policies. it's a disaster. >> reporter: while polls predict big gains for the gop, senator john mccain warned repu
election day, democrats led by president obama aren't letting up their full court press. >> we are in the first quarter. we have a whole game to play. >> reporter: the president's stop in rhode island monday night marked his 69th campaign fund-raiser this year. state by state the biggest names are pushing democrats to go to the polls. >> we need you to get everyone you know to vote. it's not too late. you have to be fired up. >> reporter: today the first lady continues...
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. >> reporter: and president obama's aides say republicans failed to offer solutions at their convention last week. >> it was a week of personal attacks, empty platitudes, and the one thing you were left with is they really think that lying is a virtue. >> reporter: here in charlotte, some of the biggest questions are about security, but local and federal police say they're prepared to keep everyone safe. about 800 protesters marched through uptown charlotte sunday. police stood by as the protests moved along peacefully. the massive police presence has many here unconcerned about potential violence. >> there seems to be police at every block and on every station. >> reporter: but it isn't all protests and politics. >> there are a lot of fun things happening. >> reporter: the convention kicks off today with a labor day celebration called carolina fest with vendors, food and entertainment from jeff bridges and james taylor. susan mcginnis, cbs news, charlotte. >> after campaigning in ohio, the president will go to louisiana to get a firsthand look at the damage from hurricane isaac. mitt r
. >> reporter: and president obama's aides say republicans failed to offer solutions at their convention last week. >> it was a week of personal attacks, empty platitudes, and the one thing you were left with is they really think that lying is a virtue. >> reporter: here in charlotte, some of the biggest questions are about security, but local and federal police say they're prepared to keep everyone safe. about 800 protesters marched through uptown charlotte sunday. police...
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how politically damaging is this obama statement? >> the president was right when he made those remarks. even in view of this oil spill which was extremely tragic, he is still right because the oil spills have been once and a great long time is t. is a tragedy but offshore oil drilling has become extremely safe. he was right about that. >> let her finish. >> political liability to his administration is going to be whether the mms was in fact blowing through environmental regulations in order to fast track a lot of these contracts with bp to do this offshore oil drilling. >> i want to know if this increases the financial liability of the u.s. government -- >> no. >> no. >> by reason of what he said in part. >> just a simple statement. whether it's true or false is irrelevant. what it does destroy is the political credibility of the government and competence of the government is on the line here. people are losing more confidence in government as a consequence of the horror show. it is almost another katrina. >> this will climb into th
how politically damaging is this obama statement? >> the president was right when he made those remarks. even in view of this oil spill which was extremely tragic, he is still right because the oil spills have been once and a great long time is t. is a tragedy but offshore oil drilling has become extremely safe. he was right about that. >> let her finish. >> political liability to his administration is going to be whether the mms was in fact blowing through environmental...
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ordered this week. of course, for every soldier in every war, the sweetest place on earth is home. and one group of veterans is home tonight for the first time in more than a year. here's michelle miller. >> man, you guys look great! >> reporter: after 13 hard-fought months in afghanistan, 5 3com bat soldiers hit the tarmac at fort campbell, kentucky, early this morning. for many, this is their third or fourth homecoming, but for cindy ballagh and her six children... >> some days are rough. i try to cry in the shower. >> reporter: ...the end of her husband's first deployment feels sweet. >> hi! (laughs) how y'all doing? >> reporter: with every homecoming, somewhere on posts there are other troops preparing for deployment. here at fort campbell, the next wave of soldiers heads out in january. as many as 5,000 have already received their orders to head to afghanistan. another 9,500 this spring could be in the first round of president obama's new afghan strategy. >> there's a lot of hope in the president's
ordered this week. of course, for every soldier in every war, the sweetest place on earth is home. and one group of veterans is home tonight for the first time in more than a year. here's michelle miller. >> man, you guys look great! >> reporter: after 13 hard-fought months in afghanistan, 5 3com bat soldiers hit the tarmac at fort campbell, kentucky, early this morning. for many, this is their third or fourth homecoming, but for cindy ballagh and her six children... >> some...
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erika hill hosting an economic town hall featuring president obama next week at the museum. here is chief washington correspondent. i understand you want viewers to submit questions? >> yes. you can do it by going -- easiest way go to cbs website and any question you have about the economy send it to that. you can also send them by twitter. we will have people monitoring all these social networks to make sure your questions get asked. we will also have people in the audience. this is where it is now. this is the story now. the economy. the president got a big bump in his popularity after the capture of -- the killing of osama bin laden. but his ratings went done on his handling of the economy. so that's what we will focus on next week at this town hall. >> bob, we understand you are about to celebrate a pretty big anniversary. you got there in your teens. has it been 20 years since you have been anchoring face the nation? >> time flies when you're having fun as they say. but it is amazing to me that we actually started this broadcast 20 years ago. the broadcast had been here
erika hill hosting an economic town hall featuring president obama next week at the museum. here is chief washington correspondent. i understand you want viewers to submit questions? >> yes. you can do it by going -- easiest way go to cbs website and any question you have about the economy send it to that. you can also send them by twitter. we will have people monitoring all these social networks to make sure your questions get asked. we will also have people in the audience. this is...
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he made the rounds today ahead of his hearings next week. he is expected to have to answer questions about the july 2011 date president obama has set for beginning to withdraw from afghanistan. today they explained what that really means. >> we didn't say we would be switching off the lights and closing the door behind us. what we said is we would begin a transition phase where the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> we are all on board for beginning this process -- this gradual process of drawdown of july of 2011. that is the president's decision, and that decision stands as far as the rest of us are concerned. >> general patraeus isn't answering questions but he will focus on unity of effort. >>> new information in the case against vandersloot. a toxicology report reveals stephanie flores had drugs in her system at the time she was murdered. what is clear is whether she took amphetamines clearly. legal experts say he has long since undermind his credibility. >> he called himself a compulsive liar. he seems to en
he made the rounds today ahead of his hearings next week. he is expected to have to answer questions about the july 2011 date president obama has set for beginning to withdraw from afghanistan. today they explained what that really means. >> we didn't say we would be switching off the lights and closing the door behind us. what we said is we would begin a transition phase where the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> we are all on board for beginning this...
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i think rand paul had a tough week last week. if you'll focus on providing a check-and-balance on a run-away government he'll be elected. >> schieffer: what about this whole business for the tea party? will it prove to be a good thing for republicans or is this something that you need to be worried about here? >> any time americans want to get out of their chairs and focus on jobs, debt and terror and checking a run-away government in washington we want them in our primaries, as our nominees and we want them in the united states senate. i think it provides diversity in our party. it makes us a bigger tent. gives us a lot more energy. i think the american people are really upset right now. this election is going to have a lot of fresh faces, a lot of surprises. but the mood is let's throw the rascals out in washington. and the democrats are the rascals by a big majority. i think we're going to have a lot more republicans in november for that reason. >> schieffer: but there are no democrats running in some of those republican prima
i think rand paul had a tough week last week. if you'll focus on providing a check-and-balance on a run-away government he'll be elected. >> schieffer: what about this whole business for the tea party? will it prove to be a good thing for republicans or is this something that you need to be worried about here? >> any time americans want to get out of their chairs and focus on jobs, debt and terror and checking a run-away government in washington we want them in our primaries, as our...
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first lady michelle obama will be here, former president george w. bush. the games go all week. vice president joe biden just a sign of how big these games are as we honor our veterans. >> this is so exciting. it's not often i wish i was in your suitcase when you go on a road trip because i really wanted to meet prince harry. i'm smitten with max. what a great guy. >> reporter: my gosh, isn't he great? he's terrific. he's going to be changing, you know, sports for the disabled and colleges just terrific, terrific guy. honored to meet him. >> norah, can't wait to see what afternoon. see you later on. >> take care, guys. >> norah will interview prince harry this afternoon. i think it's set for 2:00. you can see part of that conversation tonight on the "cbs evening news" and monday norah returns with the rest of the interview here on "cbs this morning." >> don't tell max he's disabled. >>> a robbery attempt runs into a road block. feel like this. look like this. feel like this. with dreamwalk insoles, turn shoes that can be a pain into comfortable ones. their soft cushioning suppor
first lady michelle obama will be here, former president george w. bush. the games go all week. vice president joe biden just a sign of how big these games are as we honor our veterans. >> this is so exciting. it's not often i wish i was in your suitcase when you go on a road trip because i really wanted to meet prince harry. i'm smitten with max. what a great guy. >> reporter: my gosh, isn't he great? he's terrific. he's going to be changing, you know, sports for the disabled and...
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on wednesday, president obama called the bloodshed outrageous and unacceptable. he's sending secretary of state hillary clinton to geneva next week for international talks aimed at stopping the violence. >>> today in annapolis, maryland, most state senators are expected to say i do when it comes to supporting a gay marriage bill. >> if the bill passes, it would then move on to the house. passage there is also considered likely. today's vote comes one day after hawaii approved same sex civil unions which grants gay partners the same rights as married couples. the maryland vote comes one day after the obama administration said it will no longer defend the constitutionality of the defense of marriage act. that's the law which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. gay rights groups and democrats are praising the decision, leading republicans say the focus right now should be on the economy, not a controversial issue like same sex marriage. >>> the name of the montgomery county police officer who shot a man during a traffic stop is expected to be release
on wednesday, president obama called the bloodshed outrageous and unacceptable. he's sending secretary of state hillary clinton to geneva next week for international talks aimed at stopping the violence. >>> today in annapolis, maryland, most state senators are expected to say i do when it comes to supporting a gay marriage bill. >> if the bill passes, it would then move on to the house. passage there is also considered likely. today's vote comes one day after hawaii approved...
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this week, the obama administration is expected to inform congress it wants to sell $60 billion worth of arms to saudi arabia. the deal includes up to 84 new f-15 fighter jets and three types of sophisticated helicopters. if approved, it would be the largest single u.s. arms sale ever. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in egypt this morning for a new round of mideast peace talks. clinton met with egyptian president hosni mubarak. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas are expected to meet today and tomorrow. topping their agenda will likely be the soon to retire restraints on new kochb strukz in the west bank. >>> stocks are mixed in asia, ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. >> good morning, terrell. well, japan's nikkei index fell nearly a quarter of a percent today while hong kong's hang seng was higher by more than a percent in early trading. this morning, wall street gets the latest on retail sales. monday, big banks leading the dow. the dow gained 81 points while the nasdaq tacked on 43. senate democrats appear
this week, the obama administration is expected to inform congress it wants to sell $60 billion worth of arms to saudi arabia. the deal includes up to 84 new f-15 fighter jets and three types of sophisticated helicopters. if approved, it would be the largest single u.s. arms sale ever. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in egypt this morning for a new round of mideast peace talks. clinton met with egyptian president hosni mubarak. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and...
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the senate finally voted to confirm lynch last week five and a half months after president obama nominated her. lynch is the first black woman to be attorney general. she was previously the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york. >>> arguments insides the high court over gay marriage won't start till tomorrow morning but the heated debate will continue outside today and i say continue because these protests and rallies both for and against gay marriage have been going on for a couple of days now. it all -- the supreme court will hear arguments over same- sex marriage tomorrow and itself cases come from tennessee, ohio, kentucky and michigan. the justices will hear hours of arguments on these two questions. one, do same-sex couples have a right to marry and two, do states have to recognize same- sex marriages that are performed in a different state. among those arguing will be the u.s. solicitor general don v.a. rely junior. there will also be attorneys from the states where the cases originated. if the court strikes down the eight bans that would invalidate the -- [ inaudible ]
the senate finally voted to confirm lynch last week five and a half months after president obama nominated her. lynch is the first black woman to be attorney general. she was previously the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york. >>> arguments insides the high court over gay marriage won't start till tomorrow morning but the heated debate will continue outside today and i say continue because these protests and rallies both for and against gay marriage have been going on...
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a senate committee approved the bill last week and it has the support of 24 senators. that's the minimum needed for passage. if approved, maryland would become the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. >>> president obama is heading to the national naval medical center in bethesda. he's going to visit wounded warriors and their families. it is going to occur at about 1:00 this afternoon. >>> and former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel, is now the new mayor of chicago! he won 55% of the vote. this is the mayor-elect greeting voters at a subway stop this morning. he will succeed mayor richard daley who is retiring after 22 years in office, as the longest serving mayor in chicago's history. emanuel takes over on may 16th. >>> still to come when 9news now continues, today marks the 150th anniversary of abraham lincoln's journey to washington. we'll show you how he's being remembered. >>> but first, rescue crews race against time to free victims trapped under tons of rubble in new zealand. >>> the death toll from new zealand's earthquake continues to climb at least 7
a senate committee approved the bill last week and it has the support of 24 senators. that's the minimum needed for passage. if approved, maryland would become the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. >>> president obama is heading to the national naval medical center in bethesda. he's going to visit wounded warriors and their families. it is going to occur at about 1:00 this afternoon. >>> and former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel, is now the new mayor of chicago!...
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to put up against barack obama. why would wisconsin want to vote for someone like that? >> santorum easily won louisiana saturday but still has less than half as many convention delegates as romney. newt gingrich and ron paul have scheduled events in maryland for tomorrow and wednesday and santorum is expected to swing through as well. >>> and early vote asking underway in both the district and maryland. in dc, voters can cast bal lots at one of the stie's eight early voting centers. early voters in maryland have, through this thursday, for cast their ballots. each county's early voting centers are open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. >>> the nation's highest court will hear three days of arguments about president obama's healthcare reform law. >> reporter: the court will hear six hours of arguments over the next three days. today's question was should the court take up this question, it actually doesn't take effect until 2014. it would ensure all americans receive proper care, for instance for the first time ever, college graduates can be under their parents' insurance unt
to put up against barack obama. why would wisconsin want to vote for someone like that? >> santorum easily won louisiana saturday but still has less than half as many convention delegates as romney. newt gingrich and ron paul have scheduled events in maryland for tomorrow and wednesday and santorum is expected to swing through as well. >>> and early vote asking underway in both the district and maryland. in dc, voters can cast bal lots at one of the stie's eight early voting...
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his lead next week. ten states in more than 400 delegates are up for grabs on super tuesday. newt gingrich admits there's a lot at stake in georgia. the state he served in as congressman. >> i have to win georgia. i think to be credible in the race. >> while the gop candidates battle to become the republican nominee. president obama is stocking his war chest. he spent thursday fundraising in new york and his campaign expects to raise a billion dollars for this election. that goal for democrats to raise $1 billion in campaign funds for president obama already has republicans strategists scrambling to raise money for their candidates. betty? >> all right. in washington for us. thank you. >>> opponents are working to strike down maryland's same sex marriage law. >> the bill is signed. >> maryland became the 8th state to legalize same sex marriage yesterday. the law takes effect next year. >> we are one maryland and all of us at the end of the day want the same thing for our children. we want them to live in
his lead next week. ten states in more than 400 delegates are up for grabs on super tuesday. newt gingrich admits there's a lot at stake in georgia. the state he served in as congressman. >> i have to win georgia. i think to be credible in the race. >> while the gop candidates battle to become the republican nominee. president obama is stocking his war chest. he spent thursday fundraising in new york and his campaign expects to raise a billion dollars for this election. that goal...
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all of it confiscated during the montgomery county eight- week crackdown on drinking and driving and underage drinking. we'll have that story for you straight ahead. >>> and also ahead, the republicans are running to replace president obama in november. at least the ones that hope they will are campaigning in florida, taking aim at each other's proposal on immigration. >>> and at penn state university, thousands gathered here on the campus to honor the life of coach joe paterno. we'll have that story coming up. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> thousands of people are there this afternoon. all of them to pay tribute to the long-time football coach. >> and they are in
all of it confiscated during the montgomery county eight- week crackdown on drinking and driving and underage drinking. we'll have that story for you straight ahead. >>> and also ahead, the republicans are running to replace president obama in november. at least the ones that hope they will are campaigning in florida, taking aim at each other's proposal on immigration. >>> and at penn state university, thousands gathered here on the campus to honor the life of coach joe...
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last week the same models were recalled. production at six assembly plants will be suspended as well. >>> president obama delivers his first state of the union address tonight. mr. obama will offer plans to jump-start the shaky economy and salvage his health care reform initiati initiative. >>> to the state of movie production. think big change. "avatar" is a computer generated futuristic movie is now the highest grossing film worldwide with $1.8 billion in ticket sales. ben tracy reports. >> reporter: it's like nothing movie goers have ever seen. a strikingly surreal world with amazingly real characters. >> i thought it was real people dressed up in a costume. >> reporter: it's actually actors transformed into computer generated characters. director james cameron reportedly spent $400 million to make "avatar." >> you're creating a world. every creature, every blade of grass, every cloud in the sky, every reflection in the eye of the characters. >> reporter: now that this world is created, most of the imagery stored in compu
last week the same models were recalled. production at six assembly plants will be suspended as well. >>> president obama delivers his first state of the union address tonight. mr. obama will offer plans to jump-start the shaky economy and salvage his health care reform initiati initiative. >>> to the state of movie production. think big change. "avatar" is a computer generated futuristic movie is now the highest grossing film worldwide with $1.8 billion in ticket...
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crews have been trying for weeks to contain the leak. bp hopes they can capture up to half of the oil gushing in to the water. the company started to drill a second relief well. they hope it will work more as a permanent solution. >>> may still be raining where you are. it was when i woke up this morning. >> south and east of town is where we are seeing showers. we will start with temperatures this morning. it is a cool one outside. get moving. it is tuesday. tough to get the motor going. we're at 52 but a lot of low to mid-50s out there. on live doppler 9000 hd we will show you what is happening with the rain. especially south and east of town. light showers in the shenandoah valley. go from strasburg and points south. south and east as i zoom in quickly we will have action heavy in saint mary's city and eastern shore. lighter showers east of 95. we will talk about the rain and when we will break out and improvement toward the end of the week. it is coming up later this morning. >> improvement. where there's a will there's a way and we
crews have been trying for weeks to contain the leak. bp hopes they can capture up to half of the oil gushing in to the water. the company started to drill a second relief well. they hope it will work more as a permanent solution. >>> may still be raining where you are. it was when i woke up this morning. >> south and east of town is where we are seeing showers. we will start with temperatures this morning. it is a cool one outside. get moving. it is tuesday. tough to get the...
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>> catherine hoggle is due back in court next week. the court will determine if she's competent to stand trial. >>> president barack obama has a labor day gift for some of you. today the president signed a federal order that forces federal contractors to give seven days paid sick leave per year to employees. the gesture comes as obama tries to smooth over tensions with the labor movement over his trade agenda. >> even brady has to use a union. they had his back. so you know if brady needs a union, we definitely need unions. >> these benefits do not include parental leave which was granted to most federal employees back in january. >>> tonight supporters of harley-davidson of washington d.c. are leaping to the dealership's defense. for years the dealership has served as a rallying point for riders headed to events that span the political spectrum, but when activists learned the dealership would serve as a meeting spot for the justice or else rally organized by louis farrakhan and the nation of islam, they hammered harley- davidson on so
>> catherine hoggle is due back in court next week. the court will determine if she's competent to stand trial. >>> president barack obama has a labor day gift for some of you. today the president signed a federal order that forces federal contractors to give seven days paid sick leave per year to employees. the gesture comes as obama tries to smooth over tensions with the labor movement over his trade agenda. >> even brady has to use a union. they had his back. so you know...
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. >> president obama and mitt romney will meet again in less than two weeks for a town hall- style debate. >> next up on the debate stage, paul ryan and joe biden will go head to head on october 11 in kentucky. derek? >> all right, looking forward to that one as well, thank you, top. >>> joining us now to fast check some of the points made by both candidates, u.s.a. today politics editor, thank you so much for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> i'm glad that you're wide awake. a long night last night. now, you said it was pretty hard to fast check. how come? >> well, it was full of statements that are more or less true or more or less untrue depending on where you will sit at the moment. >> i see. so in other words you needed to show the new one to figure out who was telling the truth, making it a hot tougher? >> yes, absolutely. we'll talk about some of those statements because the $5 trillion tax cut is one of the things that took up a lot of that first debate. something we talk about last night. now, let's listen to president obama talk about it. >> governor romney's central economic man ca
. >> president obama and mitt romney will meet again in less than two weeks for a town hall- style debate. >> next up on the debate stage, paul ryan and joe biden will go head to head on october 11 in kentucky. derek? >> all right, looking forward to that one as well, thank you, top. >>> joining us now to fast check some of the points made by both candidates, u.s.a. today politics editor, thank you so much for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> i'm glad that...
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it's been a very busy week for president obama, which we've been discussing. it began with sunday's raid in pakistan. and ended with a new monthly jobs report that he called progress. cbs news correspondent whit johnson joins us from the white house with more. good morning to you, whit. >> rebecca, good morning to you. well, this week could prove to be a defining moment in the obama presidency. and he managed to squeeze everything in, from a personal thank you to our troopses, to the economy. >> this has been an historic week in the life of our nation. >> reporter: last but not least, on the president's friday schedule an emotional stop at ft. campbell, kentucky. after a private meeting with the assault forces who took out osama bin laden, president obama addressed an audience of 2,200 troops. many of them just back from afghanistan. >> thanks to the incredible still and courage of countless individuals, intelligence, military, over many years, the terrorist leader who struck our nation on 9/11 will never set -- threaten america again. >> earlier in indianapol
it's been a very busy week for president obama, which we've been discussing. it began with sunday's raid in pakistan. and ended with a new monthly jobs report that he called progress. cbs news correspondent whit johnson joins us from the white house with more. good morning to you, whit. >> rebecca, good morning to you. well, this week could prove to be a defining moment in the obama presidency. and he managed to squeeze everything in, from a personal thank you to our troopses, to the...
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predict republicans will win control of the house next week. but the real disaster for democrats is if they take the in these final days, even more money is being put into various campaigns. a republican senate campaign committee says they're going to race, hoping to help carly fiorina beat senator barbara boxer. betty? >> all right. thank you. there was an ugly scuffle outside that debate between rand paul and jack conway in kentucky. rand paul supporters grabbed a woman from the liberal organization moveon.org and one of them even stepped on her. the woman claimed to be presenting paul with a mock award that alleges a merger between corporate america and the republican party. police are investigating. >>> meanwhile, though, the democratic candidate for governor of rhode island reacts angrily to word that he is not getting the endorsement of president obama. >> what i said to the president is that this process about endorsement isn't something that i'm concerned about right now. and he can take the endorsement and shove it. >> the president is
predict republicans will win control of the house next week. but the real disaster for democrats is if they take the in these final days, even more money is being put into various campaigns. a republican senate campaign committee says they're going to race, hoping to help carly fiorina beat senator barbara boxer. betty? >> all right. thank you. there was an ugly scuffle outside that debate between rand paul and jack conway in kentucky. rand paul supporters grabbed a woman from the liberal...
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the cash rebate plan to boost auto sales began less than a week ago and there is fear the $1 billion budget is already depleted. tara mergener has the latest. >> reporter: americans are turning clunkers in to cash much quicker than anyone expected. the $1 billion program has been so popular there's concern it will run out of money less than a week after it began. >> like reneging on the deal, i think. they promised something they should go through with it. >> reporter: in a late-night statement, the white house tried to calm fears saying it is evaluating all options to keep the program funded and all rapid transactions will be honored. michelle says they need to pump more cash and run it in november. >> they should find the money somehow somehow and do it what's another billion? >> reporter: congress approved the program last month to boost slumping auto sales and remove inefficient cars and trucks from the road. drivers can get up to $4,500 by trading in old vehicles for a new more fuel efficient model, but the plan has become a victim of its own success. dealers say there is a sign
the cash rebate plan to boost auto sales began less than a week ago and there is fear the $1 billion budget is already depleted. tara mergener has the latest. >> reporter: americans are turning clunkers in to cash much quicker than anyone expected. the $1 billion program has been so popular there's concern it will run out of money less than a week after it began. >> like reneging on the deal, i think. they promised something they should go through with it. >> reporter: in a...